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25 Feb 2016

Final Rule for H1B1, CW1, and E-3 Nonimmigrants and EB1 Immigrants

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule that became effective on February 16, 2016, which provides a few revisions to several nonimmigrant visa categories and one immigrant visa category. More specifically, the revisions impact the H1B1 (specialty occupation professionals who are citizens...

08:02 / Consulates / EB1 Category / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B1 / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News / Worker
22 Feb 2016

Sheela Murthy Meets with Senior Officials at U.S. Consulate in Chennai

Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was in India in January 2016. A meeting was scheduled for the 22nd. Accompanied by team members from the firm's liaison office in Chennai, Murthy met with the Chief of the Nonimmigrant Visa Section, Lindsey L. Rothenberg,...

08:58 / B-1 / B-2 / Consulates / Family Based / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / Immigrant Family / L-1 / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / Worker
06 Oct 2015

Global Entry for India Moving Forward

According to reports in both the United States and Indian press, progress has been made toward including India in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Global Entry program. This program facilitates travel by individuals who have undergone additional security checks. Prescreened, low-risk travelers participating...

08:21 / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Travel / Visitor
28 Jul 2015

DHS Hopes to Expand Preclearance Program

It has been announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to negotiate for an expansion of preclearance operations to ten additional overseas airports. Preclearance facilities, which are operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), are designed to improve U.S. security while simultaneously...

08:13 / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Travel